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Chapter 9.1,2 Review

Chapter 9.1,2 Review. 1. An order that requires a person to appear in c ourt is a. subpoena. 2. A detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court’s decision in a case is called. opinion. 3. The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court is.

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Chapter 9.1,2 Review

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  1. Chapter 9.1,2 Review

  2. 1 An order that requires a person to appear in court is a

  3. subpoena

  4. 2 A detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court’s decision in a case is called

  5. opinion

  6. 3 The authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court is

  7. appellate jurisdiction

  8. 4 Approval means

  9. consent

  10. 5 One of the parties involved in a lawsuit is called the

  11. litigant

  12. 6 The authority of both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases is

  13. concurrent jurisdiction

  14. 7 To assume to be true is to

  15. presume

  16. 8 An official decision by a judge or a court that settles a case and may also establish meaning of a law is called a(n)

  17. ruling

  18. 9 Something that introduces or comes before something else is a

  19. preliminary

  20. 10 A court’s authority to hear and decide cases

  21. jurisdiction

  22. 11 Authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases

  23. exclusive jurisdiction

  24. 12 The right to hold an office once a person is confirmed is

  25. tenure

  26. 13 A court system made up of both federal and state courts is a

  27. dual court system

  28. 14 A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case is called a

  29. precedent

  30. 15 The authority of a court to hear cases for the first time

  31. original jurisdiction

  32. 16 The two kinds of cases that courts hear are: • criminal and federal • criminal and civil • federal and state • private and public

  33. b. criminal and civil

  34. 17 What is the main job of the judicial branch of government?

  35. interprets laws

  36. 18 The court system was created by Article ________ of the Constitution

  37. III - Three

  38. 19 The federal courts handle • Only major criminal cases • Only trials of civil cases • Only appeals of civil cases • Both civil and ciminal cases

  39. d. both civil and criminal

  40. 20 The Constitution limits the jurisdiction of federal courts to • allow them to hear only disputes between two private parties • allow them to focus on the more important cases • prevent them from interfering with state courts • prevent them from interfering with state college

  41. c prevent them from interfering with state courts

  42. 21 A dispute between an American company and a foreign government would be heard in • The Supreme Court b. federal court c. the foreign country involved in the dispute d. the state where the company is based

  43. b. Federal court

  44. 22 Which court in the federal system has responsibility for determining the facts of a case and where most cases start? • district court • circuit court • Supreme Court • appellate court

  45. District court

  46. 23 In a criminal case, if an accused person is judged innocent • only the accused person may appeal • only the prosecution may appeal • either side may appeal • neither side may appeal

  47. neither side may appeal

  48. 24 The total number of circuit courts in the United States is: • 50 c. 13 • 52 d. 12

  49. c 13

  50. 25 A circuit court may reverse the result of a trial if the judges decide that: • the defendant was wrongly accused • the person who won the lawsuit really should have lost • the original judge made an error • the lower court needs to retry the case

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